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TIL Land Mines blow up as soon as they're stepped on, they don't wait for the person to get off as often seen in movies/TV.

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l7oAB TIL: The pull-tab for the pop-top can was invented in 1959 by Ermal Fraze; who, after forgetting a can opener at a picnic, was forced to open his beer can using a car bumper.
mxDPv TIL Glaucoma is almost always caused by too much pressure inside one or both eyes. People don’t typically experience symptoms until the optic nerve has already been damaged and glaucoma usually occurs later in life, but it can happen at any age
kJ9Xe TIL of the Norias of Hama, Syria. Medieval tall wooden water wheels used for irrigation
8ambX TIL that in WWII there was a Nazi sailor who flushed his toilet incorrectly, causing his submarine to flood with seawater. The sub was forced to surface in view of the British who then attacked, resulting in the vessel's destruction, 4 Nazi deaths, and 46 Nazis captured
W7GeX TIL that only the Gospel of Matthew claims Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Luke and John suggest he was possessed by Satan, while Mark gives no motive. Mark is also the only book to claim he committed suicide, with Acts suggesting he felt no remorse and died accidentally.